WHITE PLAINS — Thousands of people, many from
outside Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, have taken to their
computers and phones in rage after The Journal News posted an online
database of local gun-permit holders.

The
database, legally obtained from the County Clerks’ Offices through a
Freedom of Information Act request made after the shootings in Sandy
Hook, Conn., that left 20 children and eight adults dead, has been
called irresponsible, dangerous and leaning toward intimidation by
online pundits.